tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post5724190995435679500..comments2023-09-09T04:03:00.560-05:00Comments on The Fortress of Soliloquy: Supermonth: Supertropes I Hate: Jammies of SteelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-7165298956718493922008-09-30T19:01:00.000-05:002008-09-30T19:01:00.000-05:00I like the indestructible costumeI hate the fact h...I like the indestructible costume<BR/>I hate the fact his cape get ripped up all the time<BR/><BR/>I like the cape when it was used to protect humans against extreme heat and cold for example.<BR/>WHY have a cape that's going to get torn ALL the time. that is ridiculous. that is BS<BR/><BR/>OK the baby blankets notion is cute but dated.<BR/>(BTW the crashing space ship is DONNER, Siegal Shuster drew it parked neatly, and not trashed.)<BR/>That said the best answer for the costume would be that it is the Kyrptonian standard outfit - the same suit as his dad wore, and being a product of very advanced tech, is effectively indestructible one size fits all from baby to adult and repels all dirt, smells, stains etc.<BR/>if that sounds like magic remember as Arthur C Clarke said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."Countryboylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508624924486038211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-10722845102822496622008-08-13T15:05:00.000-05:002008-08-13T15:05:00.000-05:00"the idea that anything that comes from Krypton ha..."the idea that anything that comes from Krypton has suddenly become invulnerable is where it falls apart for me."<BR/><BR/>And that *idea* falls apart too, as Kal-El's spaceship, in fact, *did* get quite a bit destructed, which in fact provided still *more* stupid Supertropes - the round bits of broken windshield that made Clark's heat-vision-proof glasses, and the needle that Ma used to sew the indestructible costume with....David Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985574193396205518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-19824679722395080952008-08-01T15:51:00.000-05:002008-08-01T15:51:00.000-05:00I've never much had a problem with using his baby ...I've never much had a problem with using his baby blankets to create the Super-suit - in fact, it's kinda sweet - but the idea that anything that comes from Krypton has suddenly become invulnerable is where it falls apart for me.<BR/><BR/>-MMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910006954704396801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-19243035391751433312008-07-31T23:12:00.000-05:002008-07-31T23:12:00.000-05:00You have touched on something here that's always m...You have touched on something here that's always made me crazy. I've always hated the indestructible costume, and you've put forth pretty much all the reasons why here in this post. Kudos.Diamondrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489418142341597119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-3975558140319860372008-07-30T13:06:00.000-05:002008-07-30T13:06:00.000-05:00Now I'm thinking of all the times Supes should hav...Now I'm thinking of all the times Supes should have had his costume burned off, blown up, shot up, ripped up, ripped off ...<BR/><BR/>Egad ...! Time for a cold shower!Sea-of-Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813600516703661200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-54331068496154523422008-07-30T08:11:00.000-05:002008-07-30T08:11:00.000-05:00Maybe he's shy?Maybe he's shy?SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.com